死于非命 (sǐ yú fēi mìng) — to die an unnatural/violent death; to meet an untimely end

Definition

Examples

• 他的一生很坎坷，最后竟死于非命。
  Tā de yì shēng hěn kǎn kě, zuì hòu jìng sǐ yú fēi mìng.
  His life was full of hardships, and in the end he died an unnatural death.
• 在那次事故中，有三人死于非命。
  Zài nà cì shì gù zhōng, yǒu sān rén sǐ yú fēi mìng.
  In that accident, three people died unnatural deaths.
• 新闻报道称，那位官员死于非命，警方正在调查。
  Xīn wén bào dào chēng, nà wèi guān yuán sǐ yú fēi mìng, jǐng fāng zhèng zài diào chá.
  The news reported that the official died an unnatural death, and the police are investigating.